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¹Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina.

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Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

Ingroup preferences are fundamental to social dynamics.
Understanding how children and adolescents navigate group inclusion is crucial for social development.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate ingroup preferences in children and adolescents across different intergroup contexts (gender, school affiliation).
To examine how age influences the ability to balance group norms and group membership in decision-making.

Main Methods:

Participants from 4th and 8th grades made inclusion choices based on shared norms or group membership.
Choices were analyzed in relation to age, fairness reasoning, and group identity.

Main Results:

With age, participants showed improved balancing of norm and membership information.
Younger children prioritized equal norms, while older children showed increased ingroup preference in certain contexts.
Context (school vs. gender) and norm type (moral vs. conventional) significantly impacted ingroup bias.

Conclusions:

Context is a critical factor in the expression of ingroup preference.
Children's and adolescents' group decision-making skills become more sophisticated with age, influenced by social and moral considerations.